(Chemical) Bonding is what makes life possible

João T. S. COIMBRA is a junior researcher at the Portuguese Research Centre for Sustainable Chemistry (LAQV, REQUIMTE). His research currently focuses on the application of multi-resolution computational methods to explore the molecular mechanisms responsible for antimicrobial resistance, such as antibiotic modification and degradation by enzymes. He graduated in biochemistry and received his Ph.D. in Sustainable Chemistry in 2017 from the Universities of Porto and Nova Lisbon, with specialization in Computational Biochemistry. During his Ph.D. he was also a young research consultant for the PepsiCo, Inc corporation. He then joined the Research Unit on Applied Molecular Biosciences (UCIBIO) as a postdoctoral fellow to develop new drugs to fight type-II diabetes. In 2020, he was awarded a Recognized Researcher (R2) position by the highly competitive Individual Call of the Portuguese National Science Foundation (CEECIND, FCT), a position he currently holds. He authored more than 30 indexed publications (h-index: 12, >550 total citations - Web of Science) including highly prestigious journals, such as JACS Au, Chemical Science, and Journal of Molecular Biology. He has participated in several research projects, including advanced computing projects in Portugal (as a principal investigator and co-principal investigator), USA (OLCF-ORNL) and Europe (PRACE).